Madam Li was stunned again. How did this lady know everything? Could it be that the county magistrate said all this?
But the magistrate approached Madam Yin first; he shouldn't have revealed these things to her beforehand!
Li felt somewhat lost and didn't know what to say.
But she was an honest person and couldn't keep things to herself; her answers were written all over her face. Although she hadn't said a word, Jiang Jiuniang had already gotten the answer she wanted.
"Alright, let's move on to the next one."
She called out, and the constables immediately came in to take Li away. As they were leaving, Li looked at the little girl in Jiang Jiuniang's arms and felt a pang of pain in her heart.
Why is it that other people's daughters can be pampered and raised, while her daughter can only be sold?
She knew her mother-in-law had never liked her, and this time she had forcibly taken her daughter away. Although she said that she would give her back as long as she behaved, the Zhang family was now in dire straits and could not even raise a boy. How could they be willing to continue raising a baby girl?
As she approached the door, she stopped and asked, "Madam, if I tell you everything I know, can you help me find my daughter?"
As she said this, tears welled up in her eyes. Her daughter was a piece of her own flesh and blood, and even if everyone else disliked her, she, as a mother, would never dislike her.
Jiang Jiuniang hadn't even planned to make things difficult for her, but she didn't expect such a twist. Instead of answering immediately, Jiang Jiuniang asked, "Where did your daughter go?"
Summoning her courage, Madam Li said, "My mother-in-law told the magistrate to take her away. She's not even a year old yet. Please, Madam, save her!"
She broke free from the two constables and knelt down directly before Jiang Jiuniang.
When the two constables heard her directly implicate the county magistrate, they panicked. How come they didn't know about this?
Jiang Jiuniang said, "That depends on whether what you've said is worth my help."
Li took a deep breath and said, "The magistrate has actually been in contact with my mother-in-law, which I found out by chance. This matter was a scheme set up by my mother-in-law who asked the magistrate to help her get back some of the family property. The purpose was to force the madam's family to back down, and after the madam's family left, they would let our family return to the city. In order to make us obedient, the magistrate took my father-in-law and the children of the family away, and we don't know where they are now."
Li spoke with heartfelt sincerity, but Jiang Jiuniang did not entirely believe her and asked, "Since all your children are together, why are you worried? Won't they be returned to you after the matter is settled?"
This seemed to touch a sore spot for Li, and her eyes instantly reddened, her voice choked with emotion: "Because everyone else is a boy, and only my Rong'er is a girl."
Can you read?
Jiang Jiuniang's question came as abruptly as Li Shi paused for a moment before nodding.
Jiang Jiuniang then said, "Then write down what you just said, and sign and put your fingerprint on it."
He added at the end, "I will have someone help you find your daughter."
Li nodded repeatedly and went to the table to write down everything she knew.
The two constables were extremely embarrassed and panicked. They knew these things and wondered if they would be mistakenly killed.
Fortunately, Jiang Jiuniang did not make things difficult for them. After Li finished writing, she had someone send Li back, and deliberately made it seem as if Li was unwilling to say anything.
When Madam Yin and the county magistrate saw Madam Li go in and come out in silence, they assumed she really hadn't said anything and breathed a sigh of relief.
The county magistrate, in particular, was fortunate to have a good relationship with Madam Yin, who was also the one who had the final say at home. This allowed her to keep her daughters-in-law from speaking out of turn.
The next person brought in was Madam Yin's eldest son. Madam Yin had confidence in her good eldest son and believed that he wouldn't talk nonsense.
The eldest son did not disappoint Madam Yin. After entering, he said, "I have nothing to say. We just want to get our things back. Why did you have to meddle in our business?"
Seeing that Jiang Jiuniang was interrogating people while still having her child with her, she couldn't help but sneer and continue to mock, "What's the point of a woman like you not staying at home to take care of your husband and children, but coming out in public to make a fool of yourself? Is it because the men in your family are useless that you, a woman, have to take the lead in everything? You are just..."
Before he could finish speaking, the dog, who had been silent all along, walked over, jumped up, and slapped him hard across the face, warning him, "Be polite to my mother!"
The eldest son stared at the dog in disbelief, not understanding how he could be so agile. Before he could even react, the dog had already finished fighting and sat down.
The slap from the dog had a great effect. The big boy didn't dare to utter another word. He just looked at Jiang Jiuniang with a resentful expression, and decided in his heart that no matter what Jiang Jiuniang asked, he wouldn't say anything!
Jiang Jiuniang glanced at him and asked with interest, "Do you know that your mother is having an affair with the county magistrate?"
My eldest son: ? ? ?
What kind of nonsense is this? How could his mother possibly have an affair with the county magistrate?
Seeing his bewildered expression, Jiang Jiuniang laughed and said, "It seems you don't know. I don't think you look like the magistrate, so you're probably not his child. No wonder your mother was willing to hand over all your children to others. It turns out you're not favored!"
"You're talking nonsense! Don't you dare slander my mother!"
The eldest son was instantly enraged. If he hadn't been tied up, he would have jumped over and slapped Jiang Jiuniang twice across the face.
This woman is well aware of how important a woman's reputation is, yet she dares to speak ill of his mother like this; it's truly despicable!
Jiang Jiuniang looked at him coldly, clicked her tongue and said, "How pitiful, he doesn't even know he's been deceived. If you're so kind, why don't you take a look at who your brother looks like?"
She made this up, but it wasn't entirely without basis. After all, Yin's youngest son did look somewhat like the magistrate; otherwise, Li wouldn't have had the chance to discover the affair between her mother-in-law and the magistrate.
One sentence completely threw Hao Da's heart into disarray.
Since childhood, people have said that his younger brother doesn't resemble him or his father. His mother always said that his younger brother resembled her and always doted on him more. He never thought there was anything wrong with it until just now when Jiang Jiuniang said that his younger brother might be the county magistrate's son.
He hadn't realized it until now, but now he felt that his younger brother and the county magistrate were practically identical!
Even so, he gritted his teeth and said, "So what? The second son's daughter was sent away too..."
He stopped mid-sentence, realizing he had said something inappropriate in his haste.
Jiang Jiuniang had already confirmed the truth of Li's words; the child was indeed in the magistrate's hands.
"Alright, sign and put your fingerprint on it."
Jiang Jiuniang pointed to the table, and Gou'er took a piece of paper, forcefully pulled Hao Da'er's hand, dipped it in ink, and pressed his fingerprint on the paper.
From beginning to end, Hao Da'er didn't see anything written on the paper.
Gou'er put the papers away, and Jiang Jiuniang also stood up with Xiangxiang in her arms, saying, "Let's go, that's enough for today's interrogation."
Let them make a scene on their own.
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